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Meeting you in general is a privilege that not many receive. For those people, I am eternally sorry, but for you, my dearest, I am eternally grateful that, even from the shadows, I get to bask in your radiant light.

A peculiar, pink haired man walked along a canal in a city called Magnolia, a city known for its tall towers, architectural appeal, and its exceptional culinary prowess. The man was not wealthy. He was not a prominent business men, or classy man for that matter. He was just walking aimlessly along the side of a canal, hoping for something, anything, to come his way. On a bench sat a woman in the same situation. A blond, serein woman, heiress of the Heartfilia Company, "Love and Lucky". She stared out at the canal, not moving a muscle, a book in her lap. She sighed, seeming to find no interest in the men rowing down the canal, and picked up her book to begin reading. The pink haired man, having walked for a while, had saw the bench, and felt as though his feet were to fall off, so he sat.

"You look lonely." He said to the blond, finally acknowledging her presence.

"I am fine." The woman said, seemingly unbothered by his abrupt comment.

"Are ya sure? Your face is so close to that book that anyone passing by would assume that you were in love with it." The man said, making a face at the thought of kissing an old, smelly book.

"And what about yourself? You seem to be lonely as well." The woman said, putting her book down in frustration, and looking at him to take in his appearance.

"I am." He replied simply, looking at her in a way that, seemingly, melted her heart.

"Perhaps we can be lonely together then?" The woman said, her frustration melting away at the look in his eyes.

"Maybe we can." The man said, hope taking over his features.

The two strangers walked along the canal together, going to the best restaurant that Magnolia had to offer, "Fairy Tail." The building was tall, orange and white, and had a large flag on it, the flag showing off a mark, the same mark that the man with pink hair had on his shoulder. The woman grinned.

"I've always wanted to work here!" The woman said, gushing over the idea of being stamped with that same mark that the man had. Everyone who worked at Fairy Tail was marked with their official mark.

"I could get you in here ya know." The man said, stopping and turning to her. He stuck his hand out for the prominent woman to shake it. "Natsu Dragneel, Salamander of Fairy Tail." He said, smiling at her with a face splitting grin.

"Lucy. Wait-you're the Salamander of Fairy Tail? You mean the greatest chef in all of Fiore?" She asked, eagerly taking his hand in hers.

"That's me!" He said, nervously scratching the back of his neck. He specialized in spicy foods, his power over heat making him highly praised, but he was known to go a little overboard when it came to his 'family'. Fairy Tail treated all of their guests kindly, but treated their co-workers as if they were their nakama.

"That's amazing!" She said, staring at him in awe.

"Well are you just gunna stand there and look at me all funny, or are ya gunna allow me to invite ya inside?" Natsu asked her, opening the doors to the restaurant. She resisted the urge to faint as she walked inside of the building. Fairy Tail had high ceilings, so high that they looked as if they could touch the stars. The entire restaurant had a guild hall feel to it, from its bar area with the rustic stools, to its menu board that looked as if it was a quest board.

"It's amazing!" Lucy said, gazing around at all of the people in there. A man with dark black hair walked up to the two of them.

"Yo, Flame Brain, your shift is about to start, why aren't you back there?" The man said, angrily pointing a finger at Natsu.

"I was showing Luigi around." He said, making Lucy gasp in anger.

"My name is Lucy."

"Yeah, yeah, whatever Loopy, anyway, where's Gramps, I wanna get her stamped and working here." Natsu said. Lucy was about to scold him for his ignorance, but she stopped herself at the mention of her working at Fairy Tail.

"Y-you mean you'll get me a job here?" She asked, seemingly brightening in her spirits.

"Sure Lacy, I'll get you a job here!" He said, smiling at her with the same grin that he had shown her when they first met.

"Aww, you guys need a minute?" The dark haired boy said, making both of them snap their heads to him.

"You wanna go stripper?" Natsu said, making the blond realize that the man that he was yelling at was the famous Gray Fullbuster, or stripper, as Natsu called him.

"Heck yea I wanna go flame face!" Gray replied.

Lucy stood there starstruck. The famous 'fire mage', Natsu Dragneel, fighting the 'ice king', Gray Fullbuster. Gray was known to be a wizard with all things cold. His technique with fish was great, but he was known to have a counterpart, Juvia Lockser, who complemented his work.

There's also the great Erza Scarlet, or "Titania" as they called her. She is one of the bosses when Makarov, the owner of Fairy Tail, wasn't around. She's a security guard, but she's also is in charge of firing people, or helping to send them off when they quit. Her counterpart is Jellal Fernandes, a mystery to all except for her. It was rumored that he was in jail for the enslavement of many, but no one has been able to find sufficient proof, seeming as though there was only one person who was willing to supply the public with evidence.

The blond woman was so star struck, that she didn't see a tuft of red hair sweep in and knock both boys out until, it was too late.

"You two should be ashamed of yourselves. Now, Gray, get up and put your clothes back on, right this instant." The red haired woman said. Lucy noticed her bullet proof vest underneath her heart kreuz t shirt, and knew that it was Erza Scarlet. Gray, who seemed to be knocked out, sprang to his feet and collected his clothing, muttering a "Yes ma'am" to the red haired she devil. Erza then looked up to see the blond haired beauty in front of her and blushed in embarrassment at the display that she had just shown.

"I-I am so sorry ma'am, we don't usually show that much violence here, can I get you a table? And maybe a complimentary entree?" Erza said, making the star struck girl laugh.

"I'm sorry. My name is Lucy, I'm here to join! Natsu had brought me here." Lucy said, sticking out her hand for Titania to shake it. The redhead smiled and took her hand gratefully, pushing Lucy over to the bartender/model Mirajane Strauss.

"Hi! I'm Mirajane, you can call me Mira, now that you're going to be working here!" The stunning white haired woman said to Lucy, who looked as though she was going to faint.

"H-hi Mira! I've seen you on the cover of sorcerer weekly! I've read all of the magazines! I think that you're beautiful, but now that I'm seeing you in person, I know that those pages don't do you any justice. You're so much prettier in person Mira!" She said, nearly fainting at the smile Mira sent her.

"Thank you Lucy, I can tell that we'll get along very nicely once you become part of Fairy Tail! I can't wait for you to join!" Mira said, stopping for a second.

"Master's not here… I can stamp you Lucy! We need some more waitresses around here… OH! You can help me at the bar. My younger sister Lisanna helps me as well. She's a sweetheart! You'll love her! Actually, you remind me of her. I'll call her over once I get you stamped missy!" Mira said, taking the stamp out from underneath the counter, and stamping her right hand, making Lucy stare at it in awe.

"Why are ya wearing that weird facial expression Laine?" Natsu said, making Lucy tear her eyes away from it and stare angrily at him

"It's LUCY!" She growled at him. "And, look! I just got my Fairy Tail stamp!" She said happily, staring at it as if she couldn't look away. Her stamp looked just like Natsu's, except hers was pink, and his was red.

"Wow, good for you." Natsu said sarcastically, walking away from her, making her frown.

"Lucy, this is Lisanna, my little sister. Lisanna, Lucy!" Mira said, showing Lucy Lisanna, the spitting image of herself.

"Hiya Lucy! I'm so excited to be working with you! Now, around 12, it gets quite rowdy, so be careful, and if they get a little grabby, call Erza. If it's one of the guys, smack um with a broom or something." Lisanna said cheekily.

"Can't you just call Erza for that too?" Lucy asked her.

"Yea, but where's the fun in that?" Lisanna asked, making Lucy laugh and nod her head.

"I can already tell that we'll get along quite nicely!" Lucy said, smiling at Lisanna, already excited for her new adventure.